Chapter 408: Exchanging Cities for Food (1)
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His expression changed strangely, and Ling Hu Xiao stared at Ling Hu Jue with an extremely profound look, and said calmly: "General Ling Hu, if this number is changed to before, General Ben can agree immediately, but not now, don't you know the shape of the country? 30 million catties, it is absolutely impossible." β
Linghu Jue saw that he didn't bargain, but directly refused, knowing what his idea was? indifferent smiled and said: "General, it's wrong for you to do this, we told each other bluntly, but you fell into the ground, do you want to wait for us to run out of food, you can get Crow City without much effort?"
Ling Hu Xiao and the others were all stunned, what Ling Hu Jue said was exactly the result of their discussions in the past few days, wanting to tie up the Falcon Division and Crow City together and drag them to death.
Ling Huju's gaze swept over, and there was a deep light of wisdom in his clear eyes, and he continued to say in a low voice: "Yes, this plan is good. But how can my falconry division and the millions of people on the Pami Plain sit still and wait to die, today I exchange the city for food, and win the hearts of the people, and I will wave my army to the east one day, and I will respond to every call, even if I am not defeated, general, you can calculate again, the importance and benefits of this?"
Ling Hu Xiao and the others were a little stunned when they heard this, and their faces were a little pale, Ling Hu Jue's analysis was extremely clear and realistic and almost cold, so cold that it had reached the meaning of threat and provocation. He was right, if things really came to that point, for a bite to eat, the millions of people would definitely follow the Falcon Division to shed blood and fight for their lives, and what they would gain after this bloody battle was no longer important to them, but the important thing was that the empire would be destroyed.
couldn't help but make the corners of Hu Xiao's lips reveal a trace of bitterness. Even Wang Mingchuan, who was originally manic, quieted down. He is also a veteran who has been in the court for many years. He is also clear about the stakes.
The air in the tent instantly flowed with a trace of solemnity, and a little cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of these senior generals of the Western Corps, and everyone's chest compartment was so heavy.
Ling Hu Jue and Xia Xia looked at each other and smiled, since they would propose to exchange the city for food, they had already weighed all possible situations clearly. As for whether they will do what Ling Hu Jue said in the end, no one knows? In fact, there is no need to know, the Mingsi Empire will definitely not let this happen.
Linghu Xiao naturally understood this, and couldn't help but admire his younger brother. As the saying goes, barefoot is not afraid to wear shoes, it is his seemingly scoundrel and playful approach that makes the Falcon Division, which is obviously already in trouble, gain the upper hand again, and said with a helpless smile: "General Linghu, you are too radical, anything can be discussed, this 30 million catties is indeed a little more, can it be less?"
Ling Hu Jue sighed secretly--I just want 40 million, can you not give it? He didn't speak, but he could turn his gaze to these high-ranking generals of the Western Legion.
And Sia shook his head very tacitly and said, "Several generals." We're not here to sell, so we don't have to bargain. 30 million catties of grain. My falcon division did not collect any grains, and handed them all over to the residents of Crow City, just imagine, these 30 million catties of grain can barely make them last until the beginning of spring next year. β
From the other party's reaction, Ling Hu Xiao knew that this price could not be lowered, so he lowered his gaze, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he said in a slow and cold voice: "In this way, how about less food and more other supplies?"
Ling Hu had been waiting for his words for a long time, but he still pretended to be unable to raise any energy, and glanced at Xia lazily. Xia Xia didn't seem to be interested in arguing any longer, and said lightly: "Then it depends on how much material you have? Anyway, this grain can't be less than 25 million catties." β
Speaking of which, Ling Hu Xiao and the others suddenly realized that they had no room for bargaining at all, and couldn't help frowning one by one, casting a shadow in their eyes.
There was no point in dwelling on this issue any longer, so Ling Hu Xiao changed the topic very wisely: "When will the Falcon Division leave Crow City?"
After Ling Hu Jue smiled faintly, he took another sip of tea, and replied, "How much grain do you have now?"
His face immediately distorted, and Wang Mingchuan shouted, "Ling Hujue, what do you mean by this?"
As if he glanced at Wang Mingchuan with some disdain, Ling Hu said with a pleasant smile: "General Wang, my patience is limited, maybe I will change my mind tomorrow, to be honest, if it weren't for the people of Crow City, how would my Falcon Division give up this place where soldiers must fight." β
Wang Mingchuan is not a fool, he naturally understands the meaning of Ling Hu's words, and the corners of his lips twitch slightly in anger, but he can't say a word.
Ling Hu Xiao pondered in his heart for a moment, and said calmly: "General Ben can make up a maximum of seven million catties of food and enough supplies. β
Ling Hu had already calculated in his heart that the soldiers of the Western Corps were more than 150,000, and the military rations in reserve should be between eight million and ten million catties, and although Geya City, the main granary of the empire, was not far from here, it would take more than ten days to transport the grain, so his eldest brother did not hide the number of seven million catties. So, he bowed his head slightly: "In this way, within three days, you will transport seven million catties of food and supplies into Crow City--"
"Wait!" Wang Mingchuan interjected faintly, "If you don't keep your word and swallow the grain, and-" Before he finished speaking, he was scolded by Xia Xia: "Do you think everyone is like you?"
"Alright. Linghu waved his hand disapprovingly to stop him: "General Wang's worries are not unreasonable, in this way, you can send a wing into the city first, and the main force of my falconry division will also withdraw in batches to three miles outside the city, as long as the grain is transported into the city, my falcon division will all withdraw." Of course, there is also a condition, General Wang must promise in front of many residents of Crow City that the rest of the grain will be distributed to the residents within a month. After speaking, he stared at Wang Mingchuan with a provocative gaze, and the mocking smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be telling Wang Mingchuan, this is what you asked for.
"You!" Wang Mingchuan's cheeks tightened up, and his two thick eyebrows gathered into a mountain shape, but he stared at Ling Hujue, who was sitting with a smile, but he couldn't say a word, only the fierce rise and fall of his chest showed the excitement and anger in his heart.
He smiled stiffly. Linghu Xiao said: "General Linghu." This matter is very important. This general needs to play the prince and the military department, and within three days, he will give you an answer. β
Linghu Jue knows that the location of each corps has a magic teleportation crystal ball, and he can contact the military department at any time. So, he nodded and said, "Those generals, I'll leave first." With that, he stood up. After bowing his hand slightly, he walked out.
Ling Hu Xiao and the others were also sent out of the tent politely, looking at the backs of the two of them, the faces of the three of them were not very good-looking, and when they returned to the tent again, Wang Mingchuan couldn't wait to say: "Marshal, are we at their mercy?"
Ling Hu Xiao said unhappily: "Could it be that General Wang has anything better to build?"
Wang Mingchuan leaned closer and said with a murderous expression: "We might as well take advantage of the opportunity to transport grain and kill them by surprise." β
Bai Fengtang, who had not spoken, spoke at this time: "No, there must have been a large number of people gathered in the city that day. If we use the sword in vain, it will surely arouse the wrath of the people. What's more, we have witnessed the combat power of the Falcon Division, and we may not be able to take it in one fell swoop, which will inevitably anger Ling Fox and give him more reason to rise up, and when the time comes, the situation will be out of control. β
After pondering it carefully, Wang Mingchuan felt that what Bai Fengtang said made sense, and as soon as his eyes rolled, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "It's better like this, after they leave the city, the rest of the grain will not be given, and the previous grain will be taken back from door to door." β
With a strange smile, Ling Hu Xiao said indifferently: "If the general is willing to bear the name of this unbelief, then it is not impossible." β
Wang Mingchuan was completely dumbfounded, and he remembered that he was the one who made an oath in front of the people. His heart was horizontal, his eyes were cold, and he gritted his teeth: "Marshal, if the unbelief of this prison army can solve the worries of the empire, then this prison army will be a treacherous one." β
Ling Hu Xiao and Bai Fengtang looked at each other, and at this moment, they understood why Zhong Lichao would reuse this seemingly mediocre Wang Mingchuan, who was shameless enough to be treacherous, that was already a talent. So, after looking at each other and smiling bitterly, Ling Hu Xiao said: "General Wang is really loyal to the empire, but unfortunately, even so, this matter is difficult to implement." β
"Why?" Wang Mingchuan said with some puzzlement, although he is not excellent at managing the army, he is also competent, but when it comes to internal affairs, it is too far behind.
On the contrary, Bai Fengtang, who never showed the dew, understood what Ling Hu Xiao meant, and explained: "General Wang, if we are treacherous, how will the people of Crow City view us and the empire? β
Wang Mingchuan was furious for a while, and roared: "This can't be done, that can't be done, can you just let Linghu Jue, a white-skinned boy, lead us by the nose." β
Ling Hu Xiao was not happy to be screamed by Wang Mingchuan, but at this moment, he had no time to take care of these, but was secretly thinking about what his father would think about this matter? Needless to say, the prince knew in his heart that even if there was twice as much food, the prince would not hesitate to exchange. Thinking of the ambiguous and meaningful words that the prince said before he left, he vaguely felt that there was some private transaction between the prince and his younger brother.
He was pondering, but Bai Fengtang was sighing softly: "Linghu Jue, not only a good general who has not been met in a hundred years, but also a talent that is rare in a thousand years, such a big thing, it is actually interlocking, not leaking, taking advantage of it, but also falling into a good reputation." General Ben is ashamed of himself!"
Wang Mingchuan snorted coldly, but he couldn't find any words to refute. Subconsciously, in fact, he also felt that Ling Hu Jue was difficult, but he didn't want to admit it.
Compared with these two people, Ling Hu Xiao thought further, he began to guess the next action of the Falcon Division, but after thinking about it, he just couldn't figure it out, he didn't think that the Falcon Division would attack the fortress, but after thinking about it carefully, he was vetoed by himself, after all, even if he occupied the fortress and lost Crow City, it didn't make much sense. If you think about it, it's not, after all, Crow City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with the strength of the Falcon Division, if it hadn't been cheapened last time, I'm afraid it wouldn't even be able to climb the city wall. The more he looked, the more confused he became, and in the end, he even thought that Linghu Jue wanted to pursue something in martial arts, so he rested on his laurels?
Just when Linghu Xiao was puzzled, Linghu Jue had already returned to the city, and he did not immediately convene a meeting of the generals, after all, his intention to attack the fortress was not yet negotiable, but returned to Qingyuan alone, and asked Xia Xia to screen the nearly 50,000 horses who were originally stationed in Crow City and later returned to Shun. The soldiers are fine, not many, this is the first method that Ling Hu Jue and Xia learned from Marshal Barros's handbook to lead the army and govern the army!
As soon as I entered the Qingyuan, I didn't walk a few steps, and I saw my little sister running over in a hurry, she hung her face and didn't look at the Tao at all.
Linghu never hid, so she crashed into herself in a daze. She subconsciously raised her head, and was about to scold, when the smiling face that greeted her eyes made her tremble suddenly, she stretched out her arms tremblingly, hugged Ling Hujue, and said silently: "Fifth brother, you're back, I thought you didn't want me anymore." Woohooββββββ"
For a while, Linghu never felt a sour feeling at the end of his nose, rubbed his cheek against his little sister's hair, and said gently: "Silly sister, I'm about to get married, and I still cry at every turn." β
It's good that he didn't mention getting married, this statement made Fox Lian cry even more vigorously, burying his entire delicate body deep in Ling Fox's arms, crying is called a sad heart.
Ling Hu felt that there was something wrong, pushed the body in his arms away a little, stared at the face of the pear blossom with rain, and said quietly: "Is someone bullying you, sue the fifth brother, and the fifth brother will go to him to settle the account." β
Knowing that the fifth brother was amusing himself, Ling Hu Lian's tearful face tried to make a bitter but happy smile, and sobbed: "No, I miss you too much." Although she is rude and willful, she is not ignorant, the fifth brother has just come back, how can she make him feel blocked.
Who is Linghu Jue, the little girl's expression changed all in his eyes, but he didn't ask, after all, he also understands his little sister's temperament, although he has a little temper, but his nature is kind and open-minded, except for Ling Fox Sheath, he can't think of anyone who can make his little sister unhappy. So, he said softly, "Is the second brother inside?"
Trembling slightly, Ling Hulian wiped his tears and said with a little apprehension: "Fifth brother, you know everything?"
Ling Hu Jue actually asked Ling Fox Sheath if there were other things, and it was obvious that the little sister looked like this, so she pushed the boat down the river and said with a stern sΓΉ: "Yes, I know everything." β
Ling Hulian thought that who said some nonsense in front of the fifth brother, and immediately put away his tears and explained: "Fifth brother, don't listen to their nonsense, I just want to find a friend to talk to, I am not familiar with this Crowe City, what's wrong with finding a few friends?"
Linghu Jue smiled dumbly, obviously, this little girl has met feelings. couldn't help but be a little curious, but he had to snort coldly with a straight face: "Tell me, what's going on?"
The long eyelashes were still stained with tears, and Ling Hu Lian told the matter of the blood as it was, and she didn't hide anything, but she just omitted Kaino's affair with a thief's heart.
After Ling Hu Jue heard this, he laughed, and at this moment Ling Hu Lian realized that the fifth brother of the relationship had pretended to deceive her before, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed, and his pink fist beat Ling Hu Jue's chest.
"Alright, alright. After the laughter, Ling Hu Jue said in a deep voice: "You are still young, the second brother is not to blame for doing this, after all, you are different from others, of course, the fifth brother has no gateway view, when you grow up a little more and understand who is the person you really need, at that time, no matter who he is, the fifth brother will support you!"
So, in the tears, Ling Hu Lian smiled happily, and she pitifully put her face on Ling Hu's chest, intuitively thinking that the fifth brother is the person who understands her and loves her the most in the world.
And Ling Hu Jue also hugged her harder, with a faint sense of loneliness and sadness in his eyes! The emotional thing is that it is easy for others, and when it is their turn, how many people can treat it calmly?